Hilduin (II), lord of Ramerupt

Viscount in Vexin

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 992 or after.

Place of Death: unknown.

The last surviving record of Hilduin is of his departure on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 992 (Moranvillé, p. 173).

Relationships

Father: Helpuin.

This relationship is given by Moranvillé (p. 172, p. 184). Delaite gives Hilduin, which Moranvillé argues is based on a misunderstanding of the meanings of nepos and avunculus in the key text.

Mother: Hersende, countess of Arcis-sur-Aube and dame of Ramerupt.

This relationship is given by Moranvillé (p. 172, p. 184).

Father’s brother: Hilduin, count of Montdidier (died about 950).

This relationship is given by Moranvillé (p. 172, p. 184).

Brother: Manassès, bishop of Troyes (died 991).

This relationship is given by Moranvillé (p. 172, p. 184).

Spouse: uncertain.

Moranvillé and Mathieu don’t give a wife. Delaite (p. 181) gives Helvide.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Mathieu.)

Manassès, count of Dammartin (died 1037) married Constance.

Hilduin (III), count of Ramerupt.

References

Delaite, Julien. “Les comtes de Dammartin-en-Goële et leurs ancêtres (Saint-Riquer, Montreuil-sur-mer, Mondidier, Arcis et Ramerupt) du VIIIe au XIIe siècle” in Bulletin de L’institut archéologique Liégois tome XL (2^me fascicule) (Liége, 1910) pp. 134 - 203.

Mathieu, Jean-Noël. “Recherches sur les premiers comtes de Dammartin” in Paris et Ile-de-France mémoires, tome 47, (Fédération de sociétés historiques et archéologiques de Paris et de l’Ile-de-France: Paris, 1996) pp. 1-59.

Moranvillé, H. “Origine de la maison de Ramerupt-Roucy” in Bibliothèque de l’École des Chartes tome 86 (1925) pp. 168-184.